Chennai: Chinese consumer electronics major Huawei said it has not received any notification from government departments over issues surrounding security. The telecom gear maker believes that such notions are politically driven.
The firm, which is in midst of global backlash over security added that it is committed to developing and growing 5G ecosystem in collaboration with government and industry.
CEO, Huawei India, Jay Chen, said, “We have engagements with the DoT, PMO, IT department and other departments…nobody has informed us about any security related issue. All say that we understand and it’s a political issue globally.”
Chen said the Chinese company is proactively approaching the government and all other authorities, while speaking to mediapersons on Tuesday.
“We understand the efforts of government and DoT for 5G. However it is not only about 5G but about the ecosystem capabilities. India can’t afford to miss the 5G bus. We want to give the commitment and grow together in India with the industry,” he said.
Chen reiterated that Huawei is ready to put up its ‘source code’ for screening and testing to allay security concerns. He further said no government of any country has given any solid evidence suggesting security concerns with Huawei’s equipment. “I hope India will have its own judgment,” he said.
The company mentioned that it will invest $2 billion over five years in improving software engineering capabilities including cyber security. Radhe Shyam Sarda, the firm’s wireless CTO said the company invests over five per cent of its total R&D spending in cyber security.
Sarda further added that Huawei adheres to DoT’s May 2011 requirements pertaining to security policy through operators. “Huawei is fully geared up and will be complying even the upcoming requirements of Telecom Security Centre setup by DoT.”